Clinical medical transcriptionist vs senior laboratory technician

The differences between clinical medical transcriptionists and senior laboratory technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a clinical medical transcriptionist and a senior laboratory technician. Additionally, a senior laboratory technician has an average salary of $48,530, which is higher than the $35,428 average annual salary of a clinical medical transcriptionist.

The top three skills for a clinical medical transcriptionist include direct patient care, patients and clinical rotations. The most important skills for a senior laboratory technician are lab equipment, patients, and research projects.

Clinical medical transcriptionist vs senior laboratory technician overview

	Clinical Medical Transcriptionist	Senior Laboratory Technician
Yearly salary	$35,428	$48,530
Hourly rate	$17.03	$23.33
Growth rate	6%	9%
Number of jobs	99,055	63,876
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	12	12

Clinical medical transcriptionist vs senior laboratory technician salary

Clinical medical transcriptionists and senior laboratory technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Clinical Medical Transcriptionist	Senior Laboratory Technician
Average salary	$35,428	$48,530
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $44,000	Between $34,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Genentech
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between clinical medical transcriptionist and senior laboratory technician education

There are a few differences between a clinical medical transcriptionist and a senior laboratory technician in terms of educational background:

	Clinical Medical Transcriptionist	Senior Laboratory Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Nursing	Biology
Most common college	University of Connecticut	New York University

Clinical medical transcriptionist vs senior laboratory technician demographics

Here are the differences between clinical medical transcriptionists' and senior laboratory technicians' demographics:

	Clinical Medical Transcriptionist	Senior Laboratory Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 18.4% Female, 81.6%	Male, 58.6% Female, 41.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 11.6% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 12.0% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between clinical medical transcriptionist and senior laboratory technician duties and responsibilities

Clinical medical transcriptionist example responsibilities.

Manage patient caseload with emphasis in occupational rehabilitation
Transcribe EKG, PFT, sleep studies, myocardial stress tests and oximetry studies.
Transcribe doctor's medical chart dictations using Dictaphone transcriber and also digital dictation using ExpressScribe.
Collaborate and productively communicate with interdisciplinary teams to advocate for patients and implement culturally competent and family-centered care.
Gain experience specifically with gastrointestinal disorders and colostomy appliances, as well as cardiac disorders and telemetry heart monitoring.
Evaluate patients individually: assess and obtain vitals, document on medical records and report to clinical instructor for evaluation.

Senior laboratory technician example responsibilities.

Lead aerobic, anaerobic and UV light testing, chemical residue testing and centrifuge to separate chemicals from water.
Operate a binary distillation column using LabView to separate a mixture of methanol and water.
Provide and sign certificate of analyses for wet chemistry and microbiology.
Perform CFU-blast, CFU-C, CFU-D, CFU-S assays.
Create raw material library on FTIR.
Perform manual titration, including testing bacteria and other water tests.

Clinical medical transcriptionist vs senior laboratory technician skills

Common clinical medical transcriptionist skills

Direct Patient Care, 16%
Patients, 14%
Clinical Rotations, 10%
Vital Signs, 10%
Disease Prevention, 10%
Catheter, 5%

Common senior laboratory technician skills

Lab Equipment, 9%
Patients, 8%
Research Projects, 5%
Cell Culture, 4%
Safety Procedures, 4%
Molecular Biology, 4%

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